116-year-old recognised as the oldest living person in the world by Guinness World Records (photos)

- Japanese woman named the oldest living in the world by Guinness World Records

- The Japanese woman Kane Tanaka is said to be 116 years old. She was born on January 2, 1903

- Kane was officially recognised by the Guinness World Records at the nursing home where she resides in Japan

A Japanese woman identified as Kane Tanaka has been recognised as the oldest person living in the world. The woman was officially confirmed by the organisation at the nursing home where she resides in Fukuoka, Japan.

The 116-year-old woman was confirmed as the oldest person alive on Wednesday, January 30. Tanaka had been presented with the certificates for the record and oldest woman living.

According to Guinness World Record, Kane was born prematurely on January 2, 1903. The woman had gotten married to Hideo Tanaka four days after her 19th birthday.

116-year-old Japanese woman honored as the world's oldest living person by Guinness World Records
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Her husband was a business man who ran a family business called Tanaka Mochiya. The business sold sticky rice and Udon noodles. Kane became involved in the family business after her husband was called for military service in 1937.